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'Compelling reading about the psychology of self-harm, 'A Bright Red Scream' demystifies forms of behaviour, where an individual is compelled to cut and injure themselves... The disturbing material in this book is sensitively handled' BIG ISSUE 'Strong's book ought to leap on to the reading list of anyone involved in pastoral work with adolescents. Those bright red screams want to be heard' TES 'The first book I have read which looks with understanding and compassion at the victims of self-mutilation and the case histories presented give major insights into this disturbing behaviour' Irish Independent 'This beautifully written, sensitively told account of people who mutilate themselves is filled with riveting stories that will haunt a reader long after the last page has been turned. Every person who has ever taken a razor to her body, along with the professionals who treat such women and men, will benefit from reading this moving book' LILLIAN B. RUBIN, author of THE TRANSCENDENT CHILD 'A landmark study, deftly written, waiting to be bookmarked' I- D

Compelling reading about the psychology of self-harm, 'A Bright Red Scream demystifies forms of behaviour, where an individual is compelled to cut and injure themselves... The disturbing material in this book is sensitively handled' BIG ISSUE 'Strong's book ought to leap on to the reading list of anyone involved in pastoral work with adolescents. Those bright red screams want to be heard' TES 'An important addition to psychological literature' PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY 'This beautifully written, sensitively told account of people who mutilate themselves is filled with riveting stories that will haunt a reader long after the last page has been turned. Every person who has ever taken a razor to her body, along with the p

Compelling reading about the psychology of self-harm, 'A Bright Red Scream - demystifies forms of behaviour, where an individual is compelled to cut and injure themselves. . . The disturbing material in this book is sensitivel BIG ISSUE - 'Strong's book ought to leap on to the reading list of anyone involved in pastoral work with adolescents. Those bright red screams want to be heard' TES - 'An important addition to psychological literature' PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY - 'This beautifully written, sensitively told account of people who mutilate themselves is filled with riveting stories that will haunt a reader long af

Compelling reading about the psychology of self-harm, 'A Bright Red Scream - demystifies forms of behaviour, where an individual is compelled to cut and injure themselves. . . The disturbing material in this book is sensitivel BIG ISSUE - 'Strong's book ought to leap on to the reading list of anyone involved in pastoral work with adolescents. Those bright red screams want to be heard' TES - 'An important addition to psychological literature' PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY - 'This beautifully written, sensitively told account of people who mutilate themselves is filled with riveting stories that will haunt a reader long af

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Marilee Strong, an award-winning journalist known for her groundbreaking 1993 article on self-mutilation, is the recipient of a Pulitzer Fellowship for her work on childhood victims of war trauma.

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